WO2011062804A3 - Toothbrush with movable head - Google Patents

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WO2011062804A3
WO2011062804A3 PCT/US2010/055959 US2010055959W WO2011062804A3 WO 2011062804 A3 WO2011062804 A3 WO 2011062804A3 US 2010055959 W US2010055959 W US 2010055959W WO 2011062804 A3 WO2011062804 A3 WO 2011062804A3
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toothbrush
teeth
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head
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Samuel L. Yankell
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/04—Arranged like in or for toothbrushes
    • A46B9/045—Arranged like in or for toothbrushes specially adapted for cleaning a plurality of tooth surfaces simultaneously
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0054—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0054—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body
    • A46B5/0062—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body being flexible or resilient during use
    • A46B5/0066—Flexible resilience by elastic deformation of the material
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures

Abstract

A toothbrush and method of brushing the teeth of a user. The toothbrush comprises a toothbrush handle having one or more toothbrush heads movable with respect to the handle. There are bristles provided on the toothbrush head or heads and those bristles can be along a single plane or may be along a plurality of planes. The flexibility and movability between the toothbrush handle and the toothbrush head allows the user to brush the teeth in a smooth, even pattern across the teeth, that is, the toothbrush handle can be used to manipulate the toothbrush head from the rear of one side of the teeth to the rear of the other side of the teeth without removing the toothbrush head from the mouth of the user. As such, users with difficulty carrying out complex manipulation of the toothbrush handle can still fully brush the teeth.
PCT/US2010/055959 2009-11-17 2010-11-09 Toothbrush with movable head WO2011062804A2 (en)

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